Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004#Eurojunior 2004

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{{Infobox song contest national year

| Contest = Junior

| Year = 2004

| Broadcaster = {{lang|es|Televisión Española|i=no}} (TVE)

| Country = Spain

| Selection process = Eurojunior 2004

| Selection date = 21 September 2004

| Artist = María Isabel

| Song = Antes muerta que sencilla

| Writer = María Isabel

| Final result = 1st, 171 points

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Spain was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Antes muerta que sencilla", written and performed by María Isabel. The Spanish participating broadcaster, {{lang|es|Televisión Española|i=no}} (TVE), organised the national final Eurojunior 2004 in order to select its entry for the contest. The song won the contest after winning the national final.

Before Junior Eurovision

= ''Eurojunior 2004'' =

Eurojunior 2004 was the second edition of Eurojunior, the Spanish national final organised by {{lang|es|Televisión Española|i=no}} (TVE) to select its entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004.

== Competing artists ==

3,000 artists have been presented to the first phase of the casting, which was held across 12 Spanish cities (Barcelona, San Sebastian, Madrid, Seville, Granada, Palma de Mallorca, Santiago de Compostela, Zaragoza, Alicante, Valencia, Oviedo and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) during March and April 2004. 150 artists entered the second phase of the casting which took place between late April and early May 2004, of which only 80 were selected. The 80 selected artists entered the Academy on 19 June 2004, of which 40 finalists were ultimately chosen.{{Cite web|url=https://esckaz.com/2005/2004.htm|title=Junior Eurovision 2004 / Р"РµС'СЃРєРѕРµ Евровидение 2004|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}

== Format ==

The competition had two phases. The first phase had a talent show format: it consisted of five live shows that aired in July 2004 where the contestants performed cover versions of popular songs, with the aim of advancing to the final phase. The final phase consisted of three live shows.

== Shows ==

== Show 1 (7 September 2004) ==

In the first live show, aired on 7 September 2004, each finalist performed two candidate songs, and the televote was opened at the end of the show to select the preferred song from each act.

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! colspan="4" |Song selection – 7 September 2004

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! Artist

! Song

! Televote

!Result

rowspan="2" align="left" |Blas

| align="left" |"Cantaré"

|32%

| align="left" |Eliminated

style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"

| align="left" |"Sentir"

| 68%

| align="left" |Finalist

rowspan="2" align="left" |Carolina & Alba

| align="left" |"Loca, loca"

|41%

| align="left" |Eliminated

style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"

| align="left" |"Qué calor"

|59%

| align="left" |Finalist

rowspan="2" align="left" |Mirela

| align="left" |"Sí o no"

|47%

| align="left" |Eliminated

style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"

| align="left" |"Conocí el amor"

|53%

| align="left" |Finalist

rowspan="2" align="left" |Sara, Anabel & Rocío

| style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;" align="left" |"Eres un bombón"

| style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;" |71%

| style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;" align="left" |Finalist

align="left" |"Ponte las pilas"

|29%

| align="left" |Eliminated

rowspan="2" align="left" |Lydia & Lucía

| align="left" |"Un poco tú y un poco yo"

|40%

| align="left" |Eliminated

style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"

| align="left" |"Música en el corazón"

|60%

| align="left" |Finalist

rowspan="2" align="left" |María Isabel

| style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;" align="left" |"Antes muerta que sencilla"

| style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;" |61%

| style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;" align="left" |Finalist

align="left" |"Mira niño"

|39%

| align="left" |Eliminated

rowspan="2" align="left" |Nico

| style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;" align="left" |"Yo soy un bambino"

| style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;" |66%

| style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;" align="left" |Finalist

align="left" |"Te propongo"

|34%

| align="left" |Eliminated

== Show 2 (14 September 2004) ==

The second live show was aired on 14 September 2004. Each act performed one song, and the televote was opened at the end of the show to select the winner.

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colspan="3" |Final – 14 September 2004
Draw

! Artist

! Song

1

| align="left" | Carolina & Alba

| align="left" |"Loca, loca"

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|2

| align="left" |María Isabel

| align="left" |"Antes muerta que sencilla"

3

| align="left" |Sara, Anabel & Rocío

| align="left" |"Eres un bombón"

4

| align="left" |Blas

| align="left" |"Sentir"

5

| align="left" |Mirela

| align="left" |"Conocí el amor"

6

| align="left" | Nico

| align="left" |"Yo soy un bambino"

7

| align="left" | Lydia & Lucía

| align="left" |"Música en el corazón"

== Show 3 (21 September 2004) ==

During the third show aired on 21 September 2004, "Antes muerta que sencilla" performed by María Isabel was announced as the winner of Eurojunior 2004, Blas Cantó ended in 2nd position.{{cite news|url=http://vertele.eldiario.es/verteletv/actualidad/TVE-1-ofrece-fase-final-Eurojunior_0_513248671.html|title=TVE-1 ofrece la fase final de "Eurojunior 2"|date=7 September 2004|newspaper=eldiario.es|accessdate=5 July 2019|language=Spanish}}

At Junior Eurovision

=Voting=

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+ Points awarded to Spain{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Lillehammer 2004 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/lillehammer-2004/final/results/spain |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528165049/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/lillehammer-2004/final/results/spain |archive-date=28 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" | 12 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Croatia|Junior|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Denmark|Junior|y=2004}}|{{Esc|France|Junior|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Romania|Junior|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Sweden|Junior|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|Junior|y=2004}}}}

scope="row" | 10 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Cyprus|Junior|f=1960|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Greece|Junior|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Macedonia|Junior|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2004}}}}

scope="row" | 8 points

| {{Esc|Norway|Junior|y=2004}}

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belarus|Junior|f=1995|y=2004}}|{{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2004}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2004}}}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Esc|Latvia|Junior|y=2004}}

scope="row" | 5 points

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scope="row" | 4 points

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scope="row" | 3 points

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scope="row" | 2 points

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scope="row" | 1 point

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+ Points awarded by Spain
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points

| {{Esc|Romania|Junior|y=2004}}

scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points

| {{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2004}}

scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points

| {{Esc|France|Junior|y=2004}}

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Esc|Denmark|Junior|y=2004}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Esc|Croatia|Junior|y=2004}}

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Esc|Cyprus|Junior|f=1960|y=2004}}

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2004}}

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Esc|Macedonia|Junior|y=2004}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2004}}

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|Greece|Junior|y=2004}}

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References

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